HUNG INNOCENT AU
LINK'S POV
No. It just couldn't be happening. I knew he was innocent, I knew it with my heart. But the people of Hyrule did not believe me, they only cared about avenging the life of the fair Princess Zelda. That week there had been three consecutive murders; on Monday it was Talon who worked at Lon Lon Ranch, on Wednesday it had been the Happy Mask Salesman who worked his mask shop in Castle Town, and finally on Saturday they had dared to murder the beloved Princess of Hyrule, Princess Zelda. All were stabbed multiple times and had their hearts ripped out of their chests. It just so happened that on the day of the princess's murder my lover, Dark had an urgent meeting with the princess that afternoon about some contamination in the water at Zora's Domain. Now, because the kingdom was in panic and jeopardy, they had no other suspect than my dear beloved. I saw him plead for his life, saying that he was innocent. I screamed at the guards at the top of my voice until my lungs hurt to let him go, because I knew that he had done nothing wrong. However, I knew that they had never accepted him as one of their own due to his distant past with the evil Gerudo King who tried to steal the triforce to take over Hyrule, but I knew that he had changed and grown to become a good person. But they did not see that. In that moment, they saw the love of my life as a criminal. I couldn't stand that. I shoved my way through the crowds of people who screamed to have Dark pay for his life. It was too late. I knew. As soon as he locked his eyes with mine it said a million words without even opening his mouth.
"Don't miss me when I'm gone, move on and find new love. I may not have killed the princess, but I suppose this is my punishment for messing with evil forces in the past. I will always love you, even in the other realm. My sweet hero of the light."
And in that moment, I saw the people discard his existence from this world before my very eyes. No. No. Nononononono. In that very moment, I felt every bit of rage, sadness, anger but most of all I felt completely empty. Like the part of my heart that held all of my happiness was violently ripped out of my body. Everyone cheered. I blocked them out. They didn't matter. I hated them. They took away the one happiness in my life. I looked up at his now lifeless body and felt waterfalls of tears cascade down my face in an endless cacophony.
It'd been a week since Dark's execution. I hadn't left the house at all in that time. I couldn't stand to look at the townsfolk, I only remember their cheers and smiles as they wrongfully executed Dark. I hadn't eaten since then either. What was the point anyway? If Dark was there he would scold me for not taking proper care of myself and would give me one of his loving hugs, but he wasn't there anymore. I hadn't found anymore reason to live, not without him. As tied the rope around my neck, I saw the ground from the great height I was at. I closed my eyes and as I jumped I said,
"See you soon, my love".